So I figured I'd make my blog a combination of current and past dating stories. And after the events of the last five minutes... today's post will be a "current" story. :-)
Awkward Alan.
We've all been on those awkward dates, right? You know the ones... where you can't wait to get the hell out of there. Well I went on one of those dates last week and then decided to give the guy the benefit of the doubt and go out again. No dice. Awkward date number two was tonight.
Let's give Alan a little credit. He was a VERY nice guy. And we all love 'nice' guys - don't we, ladies? But good lord was he boring! But... he was cute, too. Quite the conundrum. However, the nicest, cutest guy in the world still cannot keep my attention if he speaks like a cliche '80s high school teacher (Bueller? Bueller???).
Fast forward to an hour and a half into boring dinner conversation - he was one of those "I'm funny and sarcastic because I say I am" types (but in reality is not even slightly witty - nor does he probably have a firm grasp on the concept of sarcasm in the first place). So he asked me what I wanted to do next? (Um... get as far from you as possible? Is that an acceptable answer?) But I smiled... told him I had to get up early... and prayed that was the end of it all.
...And then the most inevitable, awkward point of ANY date comes along. The end of said date. He insisted on walking me up to the door of my apartment building, where the following conversation took place:
Alan: "So when's good for you and I to get together again?"
Me: "Um." (Fidgeting)
Alan: "I mean IF you even want to get together again... haha" (He laughs... as if this would be an absurd concept - of course I would want to see him again!)
Me: "Um... to be honest... you're a really nice guy.... but... I don't think we really connect... like that..."
Alan: "So what your saying... is that I should make my move, huh?" (He winks and leans in to 'make his move')
**EEK!!!!**
Me: "Um... no. That is not what I'm saying at all. You take care."
(...and I quickly run up the steps... waving goodbye)
I hope my neighbors enjoyed the show and the peel out, courtesy of a pissed-off Alan.
Is there really any way to avoid these creepy exchanges? This wasn't my first time letting someone down gently. And not even my first time today. Seriously... I'm really not a bitch, I swear!... I just know who I DON'T want to date.
But usually not until after I've gone out with them...
And therein lies the problem.
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On a separate note (sort of related)... How do two people go on the same date and have two DIFFERENT concepts of how said date went? How was he surprised by my reaction? I may have been a theater major for a hot minute, but I wear my emotions on my face. And I'm pretty sure my face was saying "get back in your car."
"How do two people go on the same date and have two DIFFERENT concepts of how said date went?"
ReplyDeleteI don't know how many times I asked myself that. Once I jumped out of a car while it was still moving because I couldn't wait to get home... and the guy thought things went well!
Ya know... some people just like to flee from moving vehicles... it was a possibility... ;-)
ReplyDeleteI wish the "Blind Date" camera crew could follow around some of my dates so I could get a 'post-date recap' - you know the ones... where the guy thinks he's met the love of his life and the girl is pissed that she was even setup with the loser in the first place. *Sigh* I heart Blind Date.
after i broke up with my ex and the sadness and confusion of that, i went on an extended dating binge that mixed my more immediate physical priorities with what you call the "middle headache". I probably went out on deliberate dates with over 50 girls/women (spanning a wide age gamut) over the course of that year. Of those people, the vast majority, were nice people and fairly attractive but boring and/or awkward. in short, there should be some kind of solidarity among quality singles... men not the problem, women not the problem. dullness, complacency. boredom - the problem. the solidarity i'm talking about here is that you could be in a relationship, married, but you have things you are not willing to budge on, because your life as it is would not be enhanced by someone like that. enhancements, not mere adornments.
ReplyDeleteyour concept of one date with two perceptions is something i have always wondered about. why would it be that i would be bored shitless and to the point of tears, and then get called three days later?
I quite enjoyed reading this, I think the art of really clicking with someone involves having that shared sense of experience. So in a way I guess having differing concepts on how a date went is almost symptomatic of incompatability - and perhaps is to be expected. That being said "the middle headache" intrigued me.
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Pretty good, K. I wonder if you'll ever decide to write about me. As ur "friend" who realizes what a great mind and unique personality you have, if u do someday decide to write about me, please feel free. I think i'd enjoy reading ur thoughts. Why do u have such a hard time dating people? Ur an intellegent, beautiful, successful young woman, hence u should (in theory) be able to sift though many diff men and weed out the losers. So what's the deal? I find it kinda odd that's all cuz ur very easy to get along with and a good person overall. Guess u don't have to answer any of my questions cuz I'm just some dude, but u and I have a lot more in common than u think. Just my two cents =) yeah I'm 33 and single and extremely optimistic. Maybe I should start a blog called D.I.N.C. meaning "duel income no children" cuz that's the life I want, less stress, more money blah blah blah...wow. ur a genius K. I'm gonna wrk on it.
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